A place for serious gamers—consoles and joysticks not required. If you're shopping for a young teen boy, these games require more imagination than video games, and they're cheaper, too.

"They're willing to try new things," she says. "They've always been pushing the boundaries, going into miniatures, paints as well as books, magazines and even digitising their games." Games Workshop ...

If you're shopping for a young teen boy, Dungeons & Dragons requires more imagination than video games, and it's cheaper, too. Newer cults like Warhammer 40,000 create mini-battlefields ...